Combination table and seat



- July 25. 1950 J. INFRANCA El AL 2,516,773

comsm'nou TABLE AND SEAT Filed May 26, 1948 F/G/ F/G-Z INVENTORS JACKINFRANCA JOSEPH CUCCHIARA Patented July 25, 1950 Brooklyn, N. Y.,'assignors, bydirectand mesne' assignments, to Louis Gottfried, New York,

Application May 26, 1948, Serial No. 29,264

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an article of furniture.

one object of our invention is to provide a combination article in whichthe seat is detachably connected to the table in such a manner as tofacilitate the attachment and detachment of a raised seat and yetrigidly hold the seat in position when the parts are united.

Another object is to provide a construction in which the seat isdetachably connected to the table in such a manner that it cannot beaccidentally detached and without any separate latch for connecting theparts.

Another object is to provide a latch between the frame of the seat andthe frame of the table, which latch is entirely concealed beneath thetable top.

Another object is to provide a construction in which the table top isflush with or extends over the supporting frame so that there is nocrevice between the two parts in which the fingers of a child might getcaught.

Another object is to provide a table having a rigid frame with feet soconstructed as to enable the frame to be pushed around the floor withoutscratching the floor or tearing the carpet.

Fig. l is a front view of a table with a detachable frame for a seat.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view showing the connection between thetable top and the frame of the seat.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of parts of the frames for thetable and the seat.

Fig. 5 is a view of a modified form of supporting frame for the seat.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view showing a modified construction of thetable top.

The frame of the table includes a front bar H), a rear bar H and twoside bars l2 and l3. These side bars are preferably parts of asupporting structure having legs I4 and i5 to which the bars l and I lare preferably secured in any suitable manner. The frame also includesside bars I and Il which are of channel form and connected to bars l0and l l for instance by welding and which may also be secured to theside bars [2 and i3 to form a more rigid construction. The legs arepreferably outwardly curved as at l8 to provide smooth feet. The tabletop Is is supported on the channnel bars l6 and H.

The seat 20 is supported by a resilient frame having an upper member 2|and side members 22, 22 and lower members 23, 23 which are connected tothe upper members 22 by semi-circular curved portions. The members 23,23 are adapted to slide in the channels l6 and H above the front bar [0and beneath the table top where they are supported by the channel ironsin such a manner that they cannot be dislodged except by deliberatepulling out of the frame forward of the front bar In.

The supporting frame for the seat may be formed as shown in Fig. 5 inwhich the members 22, 22' are secured to the bottom of the seat andEllie members 23', 23' are connected by a rear bar It will be understoodthat the bars ill, i I, I2 and I3 will preferably be formed of metaltubing and that the channel bars l6 and I! will be formed of sheet steelfor strength.

The table top l9 may be of any suitable design and may extend across theupper edge of the side bars [2 and I3 as shown in Fig. 6.

The seat 20 may be provided with an upholstered raised portion 24 ifdesired or may be provided with an opening above a commode (not shown)between the seat and the table top.

If desired, a bolt 25 may be mounted on the front bar l0 beneath thetable top with a handle 26 by which the bolt may be moved to insert itinto an opening or recess 21 in the lower member 23 of the frame of theseat. not essential to the safe connection of the seat frame to thetable frame, it may be provided to afford additional security andprevent unintentional separation of the seat frame from the table frame.Such a bolt may be spring-pressed as shown in Fig. 3 in a conventionalmanner and the handle held in an angular recess.

We claim:

1. A combination of a table and seat in which the table has a top withfour legs, two in front and two in rear, the lower ends of the legsflaring outwardly to form corner feet, cross bars con necting the frontlegs and the rear legs respectively beneath the table top, channel barsconnecting the front legs and the rear legs respechaving upper and lowerside bars, the lower side bars of the seat frame being slidable on saidchannel bars beneath said table top and a latch bolt carried by one ofsaid cross bars and detachably engaging one of the lower side bars ofthe seat frame beneath said table top.

2. An article of furniture comprising a table, a chair and meansremovably mounting said chair on said table; said table comprising a tophaving a pair of straight oppositely disposed edges, a pair of similarsupports of inverted U- shape having straight web portions extendingalong said straight edges of the top and connect- While such a bolt ising the legs of the supports, and spaced parallel rods each connected tothe upper portions of said supports; said chair comprising a seat and asupport therefor comprising a strip of material shaped to form twosimilar members of U-shape. each having one straight leg arranged toengage the ground and a secondleg secured to said seat, said straightlegs being parallel; and said chair mounting means comprising a pair ofchannel members disposed below said table top and rigidly secured tosaid rods andto said straight" Web portions and having eacha recessremovahly receiving one of the straight legs of the chair Number v :11REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the zfile ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 2,435,290 1 I Scharaga Feb. 3, 1948

